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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 84 | | number = 84 | ||
− | | date = April | + | | date = April 23, 2006 |
| title = National Language | | title = National Language | ||
| image = national_language.jpg | | image = national_language.jpg | ||
| titletext = She's pretty sharp when provoked. | | titletext = She's pretty sharp when provoked. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | A group of people is waiting for the bus, or are standing in a queue, or whatever. One man is complaining about immigrants unwilling to learn English, the "language of the land". A woman has overheard his "speech" and makes a remark in Cherokee. | |
+ | I could not find a first rate source for Cherokee language, but a web search suggests the phrase "osio Sarah dawado" translates to "Hello, I am Sarah", which is of little interest for the conversation. The real message is that English itself is an immigrated language; other languages were spoken in America before English speaking settlers arrived. | ||
+ | Although Cherokee seems to be a relatively [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee#Origins young culture], it is much more native to America than any European culture. Some Indian culture reach back millenia. | ||
+ | So the man complaining about immigrants not willing to adapt the local language is basically one himself. | ||
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
+ | This happened to my friend: | ||
− | + | [Men and women are standing in a row] | |
− | + | Man: English should be the national language. These immigrants should have to learn English when they come here. | |
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− | + | Woman: Yeah | |
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− | + | Man: When you go to live somewhere, you learn the language they speak there. English is the language of the land. | |
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− | + | Other Woman: Excuse me, but osio Sarah dawado. | |
− | + | Man: What the hell was that? | |
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− | + | Other Woman: Woman: Cherokee. | |
+ | ==Trivia== | ||
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